@optimaladam.bsky.social
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"I'm not in denial, I'm in open rebellion" damn that quote goes hard
“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 AM
"I'm not in denial, I'm in open rebellion" damn that quote goes hard
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December 8, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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'The Red Tapestry' by Jaime Corum
December 7, 2025 at 1:08 PM
'The Red Tapestry' by Jaime Corum
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When you feel depleted of enchantment, walk the wood. It is where magic lives loudly. – #EmilyCBanting, 1982
November 15, 2025 at 9:58 AM
When you feel depleted of enchantment, walk the wood. It is where magic lives loudly. – #EmilyCBanting, 1982
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"I do not fear death. I had been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and had not suffered the slightest inconvenience from it."
- Mark Twain
[This is most sensible attitude to death I've ever come across]
#BookWormSat #MarkTwain #AmericanLiterature #BookChatWeekly
- Mark Twain
[This is most sensible attitude to death I've ever come across]
#BookWormSat #MarkTwain #AmericanLiterature #BookChatWeekly
November 1, 2025 at 10:59 AM
"I do not fear death. I had been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and had not suffered the slightest inconvenience from it."
- Mark Twain
[This is most sensible attitude to death I've ever come across]
#BookWormSat #MarkTwain #AmericanLiterature #BookChatWeekly
- Mark Twain
[This is most sensible attitude to death I've ever come across]
#BookWormSat #MarkTwain #AmericanLiterature #BookChatWeekly
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OPINION: Catherine Connolly's Irish presidential win highlights how delusional the country has become when it comes to security.
It should also serve as a wake-up call for other EU members in terms of the country’s unreliability on defense issues.
It should also serve as a wake-up call for other EU members in terms of the country’s unreliability on defense issues.
The case for an Anglo-Irish defense union
Only a formal bilateral agreement with the U.K. can deliver the territorial security that Ireland — and the EU’s western borders — desperately needs.
www.politico.eu
October 30, 2025 at 8:57 AM
OPINION: Catherine Connolly's Irish presidential win highlights how delusional the country has become when it comes to security.
It should also serve as a wake-up call for other EU members in terms of the country’s unreliability on defense issues.
It should also serve as a wake-up call for other EU members in terms of the country’s unreliability on defense issues.
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The humanist meaning of life with A C Grayling 🔍
October 9, 2025 at 11:48 AM
The humanist meaning of life with A C Grayling 🔍
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"At the foundation of our civil liberties lies the principle that denies to government officials an exceptional position before the law and which subjects them to the same rules of conduct that are commands to the citizen."
Louis D. Brandeis, who died on this day in 1941
Louis D. Brandeis, who died on this day in 1941
October 5, 2025 at 10:29 AM
"At the foundation of our civil liberties lies the principle that denies to government officials an exceptional position before the law and which subjects them to the same rules of conduct that are commands to the citizen."
Louis D. Brandeis, who died on this day in 1941
Louis D. Brandeis, who died on this day in 1941
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There is no self who is running the show ~ Joseph Goldstein
https://justdharma.org/there-is-no-self-who-is-running-the-show-joseph-goldstein/
#JosephGoldstein #conditions #self
https://justdharma.org/there-is-no-self-who-is-running-the-show-joseph-goldstein/
#JosephGoldstein #conditions #self
September 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
There is no self who is running the show ~ Joseph Goldstein
https://justdharma.org/there-is-no-self-who-is-running-the-show-joseph-goldstein/
#JosephGoldstein #conditions #self
https://justdharma.org/there-is-no-self-who-is-running-the-show-joseph-goldstein/
#JosephGoldstein #conditions #self
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September 25, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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"Speech... it ain't free no more... If you wanna say something nice about the president's thick, yellow hair, or that he can do his makeup better than any broad? That's free. But if you wanna do a joke like, he's so fat he needs two seats on the Epstein jet? That's gonna cost ya."
September 24, 2025 at 1:25 PM
"Speech... it ain't free no more... If you wanna say something nice about the president's thick, yellow hair, or that he can do his makeup better than any broad? That's free. But if you wanna do a joke like, he's so fat he needs two seats on the Epstein jet? That's gonna cost ya."
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Increase in productivity since 1979: 87%
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
September 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Increase in productivity since 1979: 87%
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
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Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?
Mary Oliver
Mary Oliver
September 18, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?
Mary Oliver
Mary Oliver
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In London, hate will never win.
September 17, 2025 at 6:10 AM
In London, hate will never win.
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Another reason not to fly.
Toxic Fumes Are Leaking Into Airplanes, Sickening Crews and Passengers
Doctors compare brain effects to concussions in NFL players. A Wall Street Journal investigation shows such incidents are increasingly common.
www.wsj.com
September 14, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Another reason not to fly.
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Silk embroidered fox created by Helen Richman, professional hand embroiderer, based in Somerset, UK #womensart
September 14, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Silk embroidered fox created by Helen Richman, professional hand embroiderer, based in Somerset, UK #womensart
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Paula Mela, Finnish illustrator known for her fairytale-like works #WomensArt
September 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Paula Mela, Finnish illustrator known for her fairytale-like works #WomensArt
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this is, hands down, the best video I've seen on men's influencer content and it's not close either
September 14, 2025 at 1:50 AM
this is, hands down, the best video I've seen on men's influencer content and it's not close either
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"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”
September 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”
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I don't know if Wilde truly said this, but I can get behind the sentiment. (In more ways that one.)
September 4, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I don't know if Wilde truly said this, but I can get behind the sentiment. (In more ways that one.)
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As the lights go out all over the world, be a shining beacon
It is important everyone knows there is still good out there, and where to find them
The darker it gets, the more you shine
Do not lose your humanity
It is important everyone knows there is still good out there, and where to find them
The darker it gets, the more you shine
Do not lose your humanity
September 11, 2025 at 5:15 AM
As the lights go out all over the world, be a shining beacon
It is important everyone knows there is still good out there, and where to find them
The darker it gets, the more you shine
Do not lose your humanity
It is important everyone knows there is still good out there, and where to find them
The darker it gets, the more you shine
Do not lose your humanity
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Watching the Twin Towers collapse on 9/11, I remember thinking, "It was mostly air." Somehow it had never occurred to me that the inside of a building — even an enormous one — was mostly air. Having the same feeling now as I watch the Constitution collapse: Turns out... it was just air.
September 11, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Watching the Twin Towers collapse on 9/11, I remember thinking, "It was mostly air." Somehow it had never occurred to me that the inside of a building — even an enormous one — was mostly air. Having the same feeling now as I watch the Constitution collapse: Turns out... it was just air.
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I'm gonna take a few days for peace and quiet.
Keep well and see you on the flip side.
Keep well and see you on the flip side.
September 10, 2025 at 2:47 AM
I'm gonna take a few days for peace and quiet.
Keep well and see you on the flip side.
Keep well and see you on the flip side.
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Every single word 🎯…no lies detected!
September 9, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Every single word 🎯…no lies detected!